Colombia’s pivotal election

Colombia’s pivotal election

In this Control Risks podcast we hear from Sergio Guzmán, the firm's lead political risk analyst for Colombia.

As the country gears up for its most pivotal presidential election in decades–the first since the controversial peace deal between the government and the FARC–Sergio dials in from Bogotá to share his pre-election analysis of the race between conservative Ivan Duque and leftist Gustavo Petro, and tells us what investors can expect from the upcoming vote.

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